Andy T

(Not So) Premature Grumpy Old Man. Dubai via Birmingham, Jamaica and Boston - a path well traveled but with little thought.

[Andy T @AndyTDXB]

You know you're high when this is the scheme you come up with!

[ABC7 Eyewitness News @ABC7]

An investigation into a suspicious insurance claim filed by four Los Angeles-area residents revealed a scheme where someone wore a bear costume and scratched up the inside of three cars, officials said.

Get the details at https://t.co/lcXKmWJnJM

[Andy T @AndyTDXB]

@monkeyhead78 @PrefixDT You've appeared now.

[Andy T @AndyTDXB]

@monkeyhead78 @PrefixDT how odd. Maybe they're drowning in new users and it's acting up

[Andy T @AndyTDXB]

@monkeyhead78 @PrefixDT andyt - same image and everything because, you know, branding...

[Andy T @AndyTDXB]

@monkeyhead78 @campbellclaret haha, that's perfect.

[Andy T @AndyTDXB]

@ChrisDJackson Trump sending in the troops..

[Andy T @AndyTDXB]

@garethbouch @POTUS It’s like the world has gone blind. How on earth can anyone who has seen any footage think the Haifa ‘fans’ were the victims here.

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

REPORT:

After chanting racist anti-Arab slogans, tearing down Palestinian flags, and disrespecting a minute of silence for the Spanish flood victims, Israeli fans were attacked by pro-Palestinian locals in Amsterdam on Thursday.

Western media widely condemned the incident as an “antisemitic attack” on innocent Israelis. Amsterdam Councilman Jazie Veldhuyzen shares a different story: Maccabi fans “began attacking houses of people in Amsterdam with Palestinian flags, so that’s actually where the violence started.” In response, locals mobilized to defend their homes.

Veldhuyzen also criticized the Amsterdam police, pointing to a video showing officers driving by as Israeli fans tore down Palestinian flags. “The mayor says the police did act, but I would say they acted at the wrong moments… They only intervened to protect the Maccabi hooligans when Amsterdammers stood up to defend their homes. The police appeared only when the Maccabi fans fled after attacking people.”

Middle East Eye reports clashes broke out between Israeli fans and local youth, continuing late into the night. An Arab taxi driver was also reportedly attacked by a mob of Israeli fans. Footage shared on social media showed violent confrontations, with police intervening in some instances.

A Dutch police spokesperson confirmed that five people were hospitalized and 62 arrests were made as a result of the clashes. Israeli authorities called the violence a “pogrom,” and Prime Minister Netanyahu announced he was immediately launching a “rescue mission” to bring the Israelis home.

“This does not excuse the violence that was meted out to Maccabi Tel Aviv fans,” said the founder of the rights group Fair Square to MEE. “But to present them as innocent victims of antisemitism is a gross misrepresentation of the facts.”

Geert Wilders, the anti-Muslim and pro-Israel leader of the largest party in the Dutch government, called the riots a “pogrom” and a “Jewish hunt.”

(video: @JazieAnthony)

[Justintime @tykestakeonit]

Lineker is right.
They should have banned them and their Hooligans from all competitions.

[Andy T @AndyTDXB]

@DawnPDSi What are they doing with your eyeliner though?

[Aaron Bastani @AaronBastani]

I know it’s satire but this is probably the most succinct analysis of the U.S. election result I’ve seen…

[Andy T @AndyTDXB]

@almurray Bit late for dressing the Guy for bonfire night!

[Andy T @AndyTDXB]

@amyadam00 @monkeyhead78 Because they don't care as there are no consequences. Russian Teams have been banned for what, 2 years now, for effectively far less than Israel has done, but heaven help anyone who dares give Benni a slap.

[Andy T @AndyTDXB]

@amyadam00 You mean they're putting the EXACT SAME THING as was already there and calling it 'new'. Got it.

[Ben Reiff @bentreyf]

This video is exactly why foreign media are banned from entering Gaza.

Two minutes of utter devastation.

[Andy T @AndyTDXB]

It was too good for too long, but @YangoApp has become absolutely shocking. Drivers accepting rides but going entirely the wrong way, and their latest scam is to say they've arrived when they get stuck in traffic to start charging before pick-up? Yeah, in the bin you go.

[Andy T @AndyTDXB]

The world looking at the US for the next 4 years: